Is CVE-2023-6799 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-6799 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-6799?

CVE-2023-6799 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-6799?

CVE-2023-6799 has an EPSS score of 0.70% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6799?

Upgrade wp reset to 2.01 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-6799

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 via the use of insufficiently random snapshot names. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including site backups by brute-forcing the snapshot filenames. Please note that the vendor does not plan to do any further hardening on this functionality.

CWE-330

How to fix

Remediation Available

wp resetNVD

Affected:< 2.01Fixed in:2.01CVE-2023-6799derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Product1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-330 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2019-5420	Critical	9.8	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34646	Critical	9.8	51%	-	-
CVE-2017-6026	Critical	9.1	32%	-	-
CVE-2008-0087	High	7.5	31%	-	-
CVE-2018-17888	Critical	9.8	30%	-	-
CVE-2020-11901	Critical	9.0	21%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.